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CEO of EgyptAir Holding Company Safwat Musallam said Monday that a third-weekly passenger service from EgyptAir to Moscow will start operating next February. "There will be also 20 flights to the Egyptian fans to attend the world cup, in accordance with the agreed security measures between the two sides," said Musallam. "The company seeks to cover most of the African states after the arrival of the Boeing’s (B737-800) Next Generation airliner to Cairo International Airport and the purchase of nine (B737-800) airliners during 2018 to 2020," added Musallam. EgyptAir occupied an advanced ranking in the recent report of the British agency OAG, to be one of the most accurate airlines in operating on-time flights in October 2017. <br/>

Ethiopian Airlines is mulling flights to Chongqing, a major southwestern Chinese city, an Ethiopian official said Monday. Yared Berta, Regional Director for China, Mongolia and North Korea at ET, said the airlines wants to tap into the increasing demand for passenger and cargo traffic between China and Africa. Chongqing, a city of around 17 million people is a major center for motor vehicle and high value electronics production. Berta also said Ethiopian Airlines wants to attract an increasing number of Chinese tourists to Ethiopia as the East African country seeks to be a top tourism destination in Africa. Ethiopian Airlines currently has five destinations in China, being Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou. ET is already preparing to start flights to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from June 2018.<br/>